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State Close to Insolvency; Judge Delays Lifting Consent Decree
With the state closer and closer to fiscal insolvency, Democrats and Republicans are digging in on their disagreements over budget cuts and new taxes. We hear about social services, health care and funding for state parks. Also, a federal judge postpones lifting the LAPD consent decree. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, demonstrations for and against the government continued today in Iran, in what may be the most serious challenge to the central government since the Islamic revolution in 1979.
By Warren Olney • • 55m ListenDemocrats want to cushion the blow of budget cuts to poor Californians with a new tax on oil production, a raise in the car tax and new fees. Republicans are just saying no. We hear both sides on those and other issues. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, demonstrations for and against the government continued today in Iran. We hear about the most serious challenge to the central government since the Islamic revolution in 1979.
Banner image: Governor Schwarzenegger delivered a speech at the Escondido Center Theatre earlier today to update Californians on the status of the state budget.
